Action & Arrests @ Port of Tacoma March 11, 2007 This afternoon, more than 100 peace activists demonstated their opposition to the occupation of/war on Iraq at the Port of Tacoma. Twenty-three were arrested after crossing a barricade to deliver a Citizen's Injunction to police. Olympia City Councilman TJ Johnson was among those arrested. Eight additional activists were arrested after refusing to comply with police orders to give up their backpacks or purses before entering the area designated by police as the protest area. 1  Getting ready. 2  Getting ready. This is the person who later noted that within the huge police presence, there did not appear to be any black officers. No doubt, he said, this is because there are no African-Americans living in Tacoma. 3  Getting ready. Wes Hamilton of Veterans for Peace. 4  Getting ready. One of the earliest media interviews. 5  Wes Hamiltion and Olympia City Councilman TJ Johnson address crowd. 6  TJ Johnson reads text of Port Militarization Resistance Code of Non-Violence. 7  March to Port. 8  1st staging area: This is where police said no one carrying backpacks or purses could proceed further to the protest site sanctioned by police. 9  Tacoma PD Sgt explains the backpack rules. 10  Phan cites his Constitutional rights, refuses to give up his backpack, attempts to walk ahead on the sidewalk, and is subsequently the first to be arrested. Photo by Peter Haley, The News Tribune. 11  Phan arrested. 12  Phan's arrest. 13  Arrest #2. 14  Another backpack arrest, Liz Rivera-Goldstein. 15  Another backpack arrest. 16  Riot police in front of "311 Special," the bus intended to transport arrested protestors. 17  Jeff Berryhill, several days after being shot by police with a rubber bullet, and after surviving a Hannity & Colmes interview on FOX News. 18  Another backpack arrest. 19  Another backpack arrest. 20  Another backpack arrest, Patrick Edelbacher. 21  Phan giving peace salute from back seat of police car. 22  TJ Johnson reads text of Citizen Injunction at police barricade. 23  Tacoma PD Sgt and TJ Johnson negotiate next steps. 24  Somerset Fetter, speaking to MSM (main stream media) just before he crossed the barricades and was arrested. In the background filming is University of Puget Sound student Joseph La Sac who was forced to cease filming earlier in the week by police, leading to an internal affairs investigation. See his videos. 25  Arrest at barricade. 26  Arrest at barricade, Somerset Fetter. 27  Arrest at barricade. 28  Arrest at barricade. 29  Chris Stegman arrested at barricade. 30  Arrest at barricade, Patty Imani. 31  Arrest at barricade, Sam Edwards. 32  Arrest at barricade. 33  Arrest at barricade, Linda Jansen. 34  Arrest at barricade, Sasha Crow. 35  Sandy Mayes arrested at barricade. 36  Molly Gibbs arrested at barricade. 37  Wes Hamilton, Veterans for Peace and Vietnam veteran, arrested at barricade. 38  Arrest at barricade. 39  City of Olympia Councilman TJ Johnson climbing over barricade. 40  TJ Johnson addressing crowd as he is arrested at barricade. 41  TJ Johnson and another arrestee led away in handcuffs. 42  Refuse illegal war. another world is possible . . . www.omjp.org